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NL888 Posted 13 years ago
Grammar

Does " remote detachment " mean "remote team/military unit"

Context:

DigitalGlobe/DigitalGlobe/Getty Images - This is a satellite image of Area 51, Southern Nevada, a remote detachment of Edwards Air Force Base, collected on February 26, 2013.

More:
http://www.washingtonpost.com/lifestyle/style/government-officially-acknowledges-existence-of-area-51-but-not-the-ufos/2013/08/16/ca4feaec-06be-11e3-a07f-49ddc7417125_story.html?hpid=z1
  

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I think it just refers to the physical piece of land.

  • I think it just refers to the physical piece of land.
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I think it just refers to the physical piece of land.

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